AAR Hospital receives SafeCare Level 5 Certification

AAR Hospital has received SafeCare Level 5 certification, reflecting exceptionally high quality of healthcare services offered to patients.

Speaking during the awarding, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale congratulated the hospital for the achievement even as he acknowledged the collaborative effort between the public and Private health service providers.

“I salute the management of AAR Hospital on this great achievement, quality healthcare is a collaborative effort between public and private providers and AAR Hospital is a partner in that sense,” Duale stated.

On his part, AAR Chief Executive Officer Aysha Edwards said the certification reflects their commitment to high quality care for patients.

“We are proud of this major milestone for AAR Hospital Limited, this certification reflects our continuous commitment to delivering safe, high quality and patient-centric care,” Edwards stated

The SafeCare standards certification is awarded after a thorough survey of thirteen specific areas in a hospital.

SafeCare assessments are developed in compliance with the Ministry of Health’s quality and safety framework, and are designed to align with regulatory standards, including accreditation from the Kenya National Accreditation Service (KENAS).

They are accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (IEEA), covering both medical and non-medical aspects of care across facilities of all sizes, from small clinics to large hospitals.

Up to 7,000 health facilities across 21 countries have SafeCare standards certification, 3,000 of which are public and private health facilities in 9 African countries.

Additionally, 28 healthcare systems have adopted SafeCare standards as their mark of quality. They include the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) predecessor, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Kenya, the Health Insurance Funds in Tanzania and Kwara State, Nigeria.

SafeCare is a partnership between PharmAccess, Joint Commission International (JCI), and the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), collaborating to create rigorous, realistic clinical standards specifically tailored to resource-restricted environments.

Other services surveyed under SafeCare standards include pandemic preparedness, maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), sustainable practices and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

SafeCare was established to check healthcare standards for resource-constrained countries, where millions of preventable deaths occur due to poor quality services.